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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Social Work
Dr. Nati Biton
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About
Dr. Nati Bitton is a researcher and lecturer at the School of Social Work, Department of Social Work, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Sapir Academic College. His research focuses on the LGBTQ+ community and mental health, as well as social work education. He also works as an individual and group therapist in the fields of LGBTQ+ issues and mental health, and provides professional supervision and training for teams in these areas.The University bears no responsibility for the content displayed on this page or on any other faculty members’ pages. Full responsibility for the content rests solely with the faculty members themselves, who independently update and manage the information on their pages
Courses
תואר ראשון: התערבות קבוצתית
תואר שני: סוגיות ואתגרים בטיפול קבוצתי בעבודה סוציאלית; עבודה טיפולית עם להט"ב - תיאוריה ופרקטיקה
תואר שני: סוגיות ואתגרים בטיפול קבוצתי בעבודה סוציאלית; עבודה טיפולית עם להט"ב - תיאוריה ופרקטיקה
Publications
Biton, N. (2025). "It was traumatizing for me": The Relationships between LGBTQ Individuals with Mental Illness and Social Workers in Rehabilitative Housing within the Mental Health System. Clinical Social Work Journal.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-025-01022-8
Biton, N. (2025). The Transition to Parenthood Through Surrogacy Among Israeli Gay Fathers: Barriers, Resources, and Formative Time Points. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.2580498
Tsfati, M., Nadan, Y., Biton, N., & Serdtse, Y. (2021). Fatherhood as a spatial-
contextual phenomenon: Israeli gay fathers through surrogacy. Men and Masculinities, 24(4), 590-610. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X19896830
In Hebrew
Biton, N. (2024). ?Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Is the Most Masculine of
Them All?? - A Critical and Therapeutic Perspective on Masculinity. Hebrew
Psychology. [Hebrew].
Biton, N. (2023). Guidelines for Working with the LGBTQ+ Community at Sapir
Academic College. Sapir Academic College. Retrieved from:
https://w3.sapir.ac.il/maintain/academi.pdf [Hebrew].
Biton, N. (2022). A Review of the Past and a Look Toward the Present and
Future: The LGBTQ+ Community in Israel. Meidaos - Social Work Information Journal. [Hebrew].
Biton-Hoss, N. (2021). ?Against All Odds? - Rehabilitation Work during the COVID 19 Pandemic with a Woman Coping with a Psychiatric Disability. Meidaos ? Social Work Information Journal. [Hebrew].
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-025-01022-8
Biton, N. (2025). The Transition to Parenthood Through Surrogacy Among Israeli Gay Fathers: Barriers, Resources, and Formative Time Points. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.2580498
Tsfati, M., Nadan, Y., Biton, N., & Serdtse, Y. (2021). Fatherhood as a spatial-
contextual phenomenon: Israeli gay fathers through surrogacy. Men and Masculinities, 24(4), 590-610. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X19896830
In Hebrew
Biton, N. (2024). ?Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Is the Most Masculine of
Them All?? - A Critical and Therapeutic Perspective on Masculinity. Hebrew
Psychology. [Hebrew].
Biton, N. (2023). Guidelines for Working with the LGBTQ+ Community at Sapir
Academic College. Sapir Academic College. Retrieved from:
https://w3.sapir.ac.il/maintain/academi.pdf [Hebrew].
Biton, N. (2022). A Review of the Past and a Look Toward the Present and
Future: The LGBTQ+ Community in Israel. Meidaos - Social Work Information Journal. [Hebrew].
Biton-Hoss, N. (2021). ?Against All Odds? - Rehabilitation Work during the COVID 19 Pandemic with a Woman Coping with a Psychiatric Disability. Meidaos ? Social Work Information Journal. [Hebrew].
